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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)The Fukushima accident is the largest nuclear power plant accident caused by a natural disaster, which shut off the cooling system. In this accident, an initiating event from a single unit was propagated to other units at ...
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(Turbomachinery Laboratories, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, 2015)Tilting pad bearings are used extensively in high power and/or high speed pump applications. Traditional white metallined also known as babbitted tilting pad bearings are used for oil lubricated bearings. Babbitted tilting ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1989-09)In early 1989, Central Power and Light Company received a request from the Coastal Corporation to wheel power from an affiliate (Coastal Refining) cogeneration facility to 28 remote installations owned by other affiliates. ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)This paper describes the basics and first test results of a model based approach using qualitative modeling to perform Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) on HVAC and R systems. A quantized system describing the qualitative ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1986-06)Meeting the Quality of Work-Life goals often involves programs that greatly increase the need for energy, such as providing large quantities of ventilated air during the heating season. This requirement by itself would ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1987-09)Industries have added sensitive electrical loads such as computers and electronic equipment to improve efficiency, lower costs and to raise the overall quality of the product being manufactured. With this new technology ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2012)
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)An in-house constructed nominally 20-L flash fire apparatus was used to evaluate and compare the flash fires fueled by an organic dust (non-dairy coffee creamer) a metal dust (aluminum) and a flammable gas (methane). ...
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(Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu); Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2005)On/off operation and excess combustion air reduce boiler energy efficiency. This paper presents methods to quantify energy savings from switching to modulation control mode and reducing excess air in natural gas fired ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2013)
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2019)Process facilities handling hazardous chemicals at elevated temperature and pressure conditions are attractive targets to external attacks. The possibility of an external attack on a critical installation with an intention ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2015)The prevention of high-impact low-probability (HILP) events in industrial clusters or complex industrial areas where critical infrastructures are present critically depends on the presence and the performance of safety ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)As process industry facilities increase production capacity and add processing units, existing relief headers and flare systems are frequently found to no longer meet the same conservative design criteria used for the ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2002)In the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, and related industries, a broad range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies are employed to understand the impact of release of hazardous materials and the probability or ...
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(Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2001)A quantitative risk assessment is widely accepted methods for safety assurance in process industry. The methods is continuosly improving by introduction of new approaches both to hazards identification and risk evaluation. ...
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Quantitative Risk Calculations for a U.S. DOT Natural Gas Pipeline Using Population Classifications (Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center; Texas &M University. Libraries, 2018)Over the past several years, Quest Consultants Inc. has conducted quantitative risk analysis (QRA) and risk assessment studies for a range of pipelines in the United States and abroad. In most instances, the risk acceptance ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Historical evidence has shown that incidents due to hazardous materials (HazMat) releases during transportation can lead to severe consequences. The public and some agencies such as the Department of Transportation (DOT) ...